Short of finding a Spanish-speaking partner to live with, the next most effective method of learning Spanish is to enroll in a true immersion program.
There are many excellent ones. Most programs not only provide an immersion in the language, but they also provide a cultural experience as well. The programs in Canada and the U.S. will have a broader and more general cultural focus than the programs in Mexico or Spain. The programs in these countries will focus intensely on their own culture and history. Formal Spanish classes relevant to Mexico are also listed.
Mexico Connect does not recommend any particular program over any of the others. They are all a worthwhile experience.
Mexico – Immersion Programs
Mexico, D.F. Guerrero Querétaro Oaxaca Cuernavaca Torreón
Guerrero
Tlatoani Language School
Calle Primera Norte #8
Buenavista de Cuéllar, Guerrero C.P. 40330
México
Mexico Telephone: (52) 727-33-103-71
US Telephone: 704-283-7936 in the evenings
Email: [email protected]
Torreón
Universidad Iberoamericana – Laguna
Nueva Carretera San Pedro Km 4.5
C.P. 27000 Torreón,
Coahuila,
Mexico
Tel: 52-17-50-58-57 Fax: 52-50-58-57, ext. 180
Mexico D.F.
Universidad Iberoamericana – International Division
Prolongación Paseo de la Reforma No. 880
Col. Lomas de Santa Fe, Deleg. Alvero Obergón,
01210 Mexico, D.F.
Mexico
Tel: 52-5-570-5308
Cuernavaca
Experiencia Centro de Intercambio Bilingue y Cultural, A.C.
Leyva # 200 Col. Las Palmas
Cuernavaca,
Morelos, Mexico
Tel: (US) (512) 331-5925 Fax: (US) (512) 257-7237
Center of Arts and Languages
P.O. Box 1777
62000 Cuernavaca,
Morelos, Mexico
Tel: 52-73-13-06-03 Fax: 52-73-13-73-52
Tlahuica Spanish Learning Center
62158, Cuernavaca,
Morelos,
Mexico
Tel: 52-73-80-07-73 or 52-73-27-12-61 Fax: 52-73-80-07-73
Oaxaca
Instituto Cultural Oaxaca
Apartado Postal 340
Avenida Juarez 909
68000 Oaxaca, Oaxaca, Mexico
Tel: international access code + 52 (951) 5-34-04 or 5-13-23
Fax: international access code + 52 (951) 5-37-28
E-mail address: [email protected]
Web Page
Mexico Spanish Classes – Formal
CETLALIC Alternative Language School
Apdo. Postal 1-201,
CP 62000, Cuernavaca,
Morelos
MEXICO
Tel: (52) (73) 12-67-18 Fax: (52) (73) 18-07-20
Cuernavaca Spanish Institute
Av. Plan de Ayala #513-B
Col. Los Volcanes
Cuernavaca,
Morelos C.P. 62350
Mexico
Tel: (52-73) 16-25-83
Cuauhnahuac Esc.C.I.C.L.C. APDO. POSTAL 5-26,
62051 Cuernavaca
Morelos
Mexico
Tel: (52) (73) 123673 or 189275
UNAM
Florencia 57,
Piso 3
Col. Juarez
D.F. 06600
Mexico
Tel: 525 525-6895
Trema Consultores Educativos
Rio Lerma 213
Col. Miravelle
Monterrey
Nuevo.Leon. 64660
Mexico
Tel: 528 3782634
Martha Bennett’s
Bacaru Language School
M.Bravo
210 Int Plaza San Cristobal
Oaxaca
Oaxaca
Mexico
Tel: 951 4 60 76
Instituto de Comunicacion y Cultura A.C.
307 Macedonio Alcala Street
Oaxaca
Oaxaca
Mexico
Tel: 011-52-951-634-43
Santa Barbara City College
721 Cliff Dr.,
Santa Barbara,
CA 93109
U.S.A.
Tel:: (805) 965-0581 ext. 2494 Fax: (805) 963-7222
Intensive Spanish summer language programs in Cuernavaca, Mexico and Salamanca, Spain for academic credit.
Canada – Immersion Programs
Saskatchewan Centre for International Languages (SCIL)
Language Institute – University of Regina,
Regina,
Saskatchewan,
Canada S4S 0A2
Tel: 1-306-585-5300 Fax: 1-306-585-5183
USA – Immersion Programs
Institute of Modern Spanish
620 So. 4th #3,
Ames,
IA 50010
USA
Tel: 515 233-1468 (USA)
Institute of Spanish Studies
1315 Monterey Blvd.,
San Francisco,
California,
USA 94127
Tel: 1-800-774-1747 or 1-415-586-0180 Fax: 1-415-334-3928
The Center for Cross-Cultural Study
446 Main Street,
Amherst,
Maine,
USA 101002-2314
Tel: 1-413-256-0011 Fax: 1-413-256-1968
Language Experience Programs
8972 Meadowspring Drive
Elk Grove,
Calif. 95758
USA
Tel: (800) 289-7149
2-6 week homestay immersion courses in Puebla, Mexico.
Santa Barbara City College
721 Cliff Dr., Santa Barbara,
CA 93109
U.S.A.
Tel:: (805) 965-0581 ext. 2494 Fax: (805) 963-7222
Intensive Spanish summer language programs in Cuernavaca, Mexico and Salamanca, Spain for academic credit
Spain – Immersion Programs
The Center for Cross-Cultural Study
Calle Harinas,
18 41001 Sevilla,
España
Tel: 34-5-422-4107 Fax: 34-5-422-9204
Cursos de Español (Lengua Extranjera)
Universidad de León,
Avda. De la Facultad, 25,
E-24071 León,
España
Tel: 34-87-29-16-50 or 34-87-29-16-56 Fax: 34-87-29-16-93